Daily Archive: Thursday, March 30, 2023

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury after a probe into hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels, becoming the first former U.S.

The police today issued a wanted bulletin for Working People’s Alliance (WPA) activist Tacuma Ogunseye over statements he made on a political platform.

Thirty Guyanese each received approximately $1 million through the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports – Cultural and Creative Industry’s Grant programme to further boost the creative arts industry, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said yesterday.

VATICAN CITY,  (Reuters) – The Vatican today formally repudiated the colonial-era “doctrine of discovery”, used centuries ago to justify European conquests of Africa and the Americas, saying “it is not part of Catholic Church teaching”.

(Trinidad Guardian) Victory after 19 years of pursuit, a beaming former attorney general Faris Al-Rawi said yesterday.

(Barbados Nation) Murderer Patrick Nathaniel Leacock stabbed his estranged girlfriend 24 times while their daughter sat nearby at a table eating her breakfast.

The Ministry of Agriculture yesterday signed a number of contracts to the tune of $1.13 billion as part of its 2023 capital programme.

Attorney General Anil Nandlall SC has justified government’s sole-sourcing of the US$34 million e-ID project contending that the sensitivity of the data it would contain requires world class security features from trusted companies and an “open market” opens the floodgates to data being compromised.

The Ministry of Education is to establish a secondary school in Jawalla, Region Seven.

By Joseph Allen While Police Commander of Region 7, Dion Moore says that the security situation at Eteringbang is under control, a shop owner yesterday vehemently disagreed.

Guyana earned a silver medal in the boys U19 team event of the 26th Caribbean Region Table Tennis Federation Youth Championships, losing to powerhouse Dominican Republic 0-3 in the final yesterday at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

The construction and operation of the Gonsalves Hotel on Sheriff Street will not significantly affect the environment and therefore no impact assessment is required for the project, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has determined.

Guyana Harpy Eagles crumbled under the pressure created by Leeward Islands Hurricanes’ off-spinner, Rahkeem Cornwall, on the first day of their final round match in the West Indies Championships.

Still focussed on addressing the complaints by businesses about access to foreign exchange from the banking system, President Irfaan Ali says that his government is “not sitting” on the issue.

National youth players, Alvin Mohabir and Mavindra Dindyal, showed they were a cut above the rest, hitting tons to lead Georgetown to a massive 264-run win over West Demerara in the Demerara Cricket Board Under-19 Inter-Association tournament.

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Women’s Inter-County T20 tournament is set to commence today at the Georgetown Cricket Club ground, Bourda with Berbice facing Demerara in the opening match from 930am before Demerara battles Essequibo in the afternoon from 2pm.

Four persons are in police custody after a Mabaruma, Region One man died while receiving treatment for his injuries at the Mabaruma hospital.

State prosecutors as well as the defence attorneys and their clients, are all awaiting the new court date to hear two of the Magistrates at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court pronounce on whether the 30-plus election fraud charges will be tried before one Magistrate instead of the three who are currently presiding over the matters. 

The Kares CrossFit Caribbean Championship, set for April 15-16 at the National Aquatic Centre and the National Park, continues to garner support from the corporate community.

A New Amsterdam labourer was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with attempted murder. 

By Charwayne Walker When Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) right-hander Tevin Imlach reached his maiden regional first-class century against Jamaica at the Providence Stadium last Friday, he was continuing a great club tradition which started when the late Maurice Pacheo Fernandes scored the first century by a DCC batsman for Guyana at the regional level.

An 85-year old man of Soesdyke, East Bank Demerara, whose sister placed an advertisement in the Stabroek News yesterday to find him, reconnected with her yesterday morning.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Guyana Harpy Eagles pacer Ronsford Beaton has been suspended from bowling in the West Indies Championship by Cricket West Indies with immediate effect.

Andy Jainandan appeared before Magistrate Dylon Bess in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday and pleaded guilty to the charge of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee yesterday rejected claims by the International Boxing Association that the Olympic body had misused information regarding boxing officials.

The Carnegie School of Home Economics yesterday held its graduation exercise for the class of 2022 at the Marriott Hotel, Georgetown where 55 persons graduated in five disciplines.

Scheduled for a grand opening on Saturday, the West Side Golf Course, located at Crane, in Region Three, will bring many firsts to the region and Guyana.

BERLIN, (Reuters) – International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach was wrong to argue that Russian and Belarus athletes can return to international competitions because they already compete without friction in some sports, Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk said yesterday.

In what would be seen as a cheap political gimmick, PPP General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo on Sunday hailed a former arson accused and step-relative of Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton for joining the party.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Association of Municipalities wishes to comment on a statement made by Vice-President Jagdeo at a press conference held on the 23rd of March, 2023, at Freedom House.

(Reuters) – FIFA yesterday stripped Indonesia of the right to stage this year’s Under-20 soccer World Cup, over what an Indonesian official said was a failure to honour its commitments to the tournament.

Dear Editor, I refer to an article dated March 29, captioned “Washing’ Stabroek Market cannot compensate for broken promises.”

The United States Embassy in George-town has notified  US Citizens that it has increased its security protocols due to unspecified threats to US interests. 

Desmond Bane scored 31 points and Xavier Tillman added a career-high 20 as the Memphis Grizzlies extended the NBA’s longest active winning streak to seven games with a 113-108 victory over the visiting Orlando Magic on Tuesday.

Dear Editor, I observe the Attorney General of Guyana, Anil Nandlall, SC, MP, and marvel at his seeming flexibility. 

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The United Nations General Assembly voted yesterday to pass a resolution asking the world’s top court to define the obligations of states to combat climate change, a legal opinion that could drive countries to take stronger measures and clarify international law.

After surviving a ‘shoot-out’ with the police, 23-year-old, Ronaldo Chapman, called ‘Packie’, of Half Mile, Wismar, Linden was  yesterday charged with the possession of a firearm without a licence, possession of ammunition without a licence and the possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico,  (Reuters) – Migrants were locked in a cell as a blaze spread kill-ing 39 people at a detention centre in Mexico, witnesses and a survivor said yesterday, as Mexican prosecutors said they were investigating the incident as a possible homicide.

Dear Editor, A good friend of mine sent me a video clip of Mr.

Food for the Poor (Guy) Inc (FFTP) said it has noted the article `Medical supplies worth millions dumped in Region Two’ in yesterday’s Stabroek News where it said it could be inferred that FFTP donated expired medical supplies.

KYIV,  (Reuters) – Ukraine struck a railway depot and knocked out power in the Russian-occupied city of Melitopol deep behind the front line yesterday amid growing talk from Kyiv of a counterassault against Russian forces worn out by a failed winter offensive.

(Reuters) – England captain Ben Stokes is set to start his Indian Premier League (IPL) campaign with the Chennai Super Kings as a specialist batter after having an injection in his troublesome left knee, the team’s batting coach Mike Hussey said.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro said yesterday he will not lead the opposition to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, but will collaborate with his political party, the conservative Liberal Party.

Each March, the Unicomer Group observes Volunteer Week where staff have the opportunity to come together and work on a community project and this year over 500 meals were handed out.

Dear Editor, Former President and now Vice President and General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Bharrat Jagdeo, my friend has deemed it proper and necessary to mention me in extenso in his recent press briefing.

(Reuters) – Elon Musk and a group of artificial intelligence experts and industry executives are calling for a six-month pause in developing systems more powerful than OpenAI’s newly launched GPT-4, in an open letter citing potential risks to society and humanity.

MADRID, (Reuters) – Real Madrid’s Spanish-born wonderkid Alvaro Rodriguez has opted to play for the Uruguay national squad, his father Daniel told Cadena SER radio station yesterday.

Olani Alphonso has been making and selling kite frames since the 90’s.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaica and  other regions are set to benefit from millions of pounds in “substantial” restorative justice funding over the next decade after the sole shareholder in the United Kingdom, Guardian Group, apologised for the media company’s links to transatlantic slavery.

By Kenneth Rogoff MILAN – The spectacle of the US Congress grilling TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew on March 23 could one day be remembered as a turning point in the history of globalization.

Dear Editor, Finally am airing our final complaints regarding the popular Kitty Night Bar, now focusing and showcasing the ‘Popular Sita’s Bar which we think should be renamed the “Famous Sita’s Noise and Noosy Bar’.

Race was the theme of choice at the event held on Sunday last at Babu John, Corentyne, Berbice to commemorate the life and work of the Jagans – Cheddi and Janet – both former presidents of Guyana and founding members of the ruling People’s Progressive Party.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Two-time Twenty20 World Cup winner, Johnson Charles and speedster Alzarri Joseph were among the big movers in the ICC Twenty20 International Rankings released yesterday.

STRASBOURG,  (Reuters) – Thousands of elderly Swiss women have joined forces in a groundbreaking case heard yesterday at the European Court of Human Rights, arguing that their government’s “woefully inadequate” efforts to fight global warming violate their human rights.